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Crispy Spring Rolls (Cha Gio)

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Crispy Spring Rolls (Cha Gio)

Crispy Spring Rolls (Cha Gio)

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Equipment

  • Rice Paper Rolling Mat/Palette - Essential for evenly cutting rice paper into precise sizes suitable for spring rolls, facilitating consistent results and efficient preparation time.

  • Spring Roll Frying Pan (Deep Sauté Pan) - Designed to fry spring rolls with enough space to cook multiple at once without overcrowding, crucial for a crispy texture on the outside while maintaining moistness inside.

  • Spring Roll Maker - A specialized tool that wraps ingredients into neat spring rolls, ensuring uniformity in size and shape of your spring rolls.

  • Spring Roll Prep Station - Includes a collection of tools such as cutting boards, rolling mats, knives, etc., designed for preparing and assembling spring rolls with an organized workflow during meal prep.

  • Kitchen Scissors - Useful for quickly and precisely cutting ingredients or trimming excess rice paper without wasting material.

  • Rice Paper Cutter (with adjustable blades) - Allows you to cut rice paper into uniform pieces, contributing to consistent spring rolls production.

  • Rice Paper Cutter Blade Replacement Set - To maintain precision in cutting rice papers over time when using a manual rice paper cutter.

  • Electric Mixer (for batter) - Used for efficiently combining ingredients when making filling or preparing a light batter for spring rolls, though not exclusive to the dish.

  • Frying Oil (high smoke point cooking oil like vegetable or peanut oil) - Ideal for frying spring rolls to achieve the perfect crispiness without burning.

  • Airtight Storage Containers - For storing prepared ingredients and finished fried spring rolls, maintaining freshness until serving time.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce dried bean thread noodles, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes, drained, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces with a scissors (about 2/3 cup)

  • 1 tablespoon dried tree ear mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes, drained, and stems trimmed and chopped with a scissors

  • 2/3 cup finely minced yellow onion

  • 2 carrots, grated

  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce

  • 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 2 teaspoons sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 1/2 pound ground chicken

  • 1/2 pound ground pork

  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

  • 1/3 cup water

  • 15 thin spring roll wrappers such as Menlo brand

  • Oil for frying

  • Table Salad

  • Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Combine the bean thread noodles, mushrooms, onion, carrots, and green onions in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
2

Instruction 2

Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Mix in the fish sauce, garlic, salt, sugar, and black pepper. Add the chicken and pork and using a fork, break up the meat, so it is thoroughly mixed with the seasonings. Add the noodle mixture and mix well. Set aside.
3

Instruction 3

Combine the cornstarch and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over low heat and stir often to prevent sticking. If mixture seems too thick, add more water. This will be the "glue" to seal the edges of the wrapper.
4

Instruction 4

Cut the wrappers in half diagonally. You will have two equal triangles. Starting with the longest side toward you, place about 2 tablespoons of filling on the bottom area of the triangle. Using your fingers, mold the filling into a cylinder 2 inches long and 1 inch wide. Fold the two pointed ends of the wrapper in and roll to enclose. Dab a little cornstarch mixture along the edges (do not use too much "glue") and seal the roll. Set aside while you finish making the remaining rolls. Do not stack them.
5

Instruction 5

To fry, preheat a large wok or fry pan. When hot, pour enough oil in to completely cover the spring rolls. Heat to about 325 degrees. Carefully place the rolls into the oil. Do not crowd the pan or place the rolls on top of each other. Fry the spring rolls until filling is cooked, about 5 to 6 minutes on each side, turning often until they are nicely brown and crisp. If they brown too quickly, reduce the heat as the oil is too hot. Remove the cooked spring rolls from the pan and drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with dipping sauce and table salad .
6

Instruction 6

To enjoy a spring roll the Vietnamese way, put it on a lettuce leaf, top with cucumber and mint, and wrap it up. Then dip in Vietnamese dipping sauce.
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